====== 7th Annual Retrospective Facilitators Gathering ======

**When:** April 13-18, 2008
**Where:** Ammerdown, United Kingdom (just near Bath) - [[http://www.ammerdown.org]] [[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=Ammerdown+Park,+Radstock,+Somerset,+BA3+5SW&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=178.74763,360&ie=UTF8&ll=51.272743,-2.414487&spn=0.002973,0.007156&t=k&z=18&om=0|@Google Maps]]

**Our goals for the week were to:**
  * Grow our retrospective facilitation skills by sharing our experiences, knowledge, puzzles, difficulties, and history.
  * Discuss the business aspects of retrospectives, both from an internal perspective and an outside-the-company perspective.
  * Chart a future for retrospectives as retrospectives become common practice.

**Topics discussed:**
  * The actual [[Schedule]] now contains links to session outputs
  * Prior to the gathering we had a [[Topic Incubator]] to discuss possible topics for the Open Space
 
**Who:** 
  * There were 35 [[People Attending]] - including Norm Kerth (invited speaker) and [[Rachel Davies]] (main organiser for the 2008 gathering and contact for questions)

**Photos:**

  * [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/96897774@N00/sets/72157604660213050/|Photos taken by Sandra and Ilja (@Flickr)]]
  * [[http://picasaweb.google.de/thomas.walker.leonberger/2008GatheringRetrospectives?authkey=vcQFtGrgPRI|Photos taken by Thomas Walker (@Picassa) ]]
  * [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluejoh/sets/72157604693552009/|Photos taken by Joh (@Flickr)]]

**Misc.:**
  * A [[http://linkedin.com|LinkedIn]] group for Retrospectives was created
    * To join, search for "Retrospectives" and click through to the profile of a person who belongs to that group, then click the group logo (a rear-view mirror at present)
      * If someone has successfully done this, please give more detailed tips. I'm not able to find the group... ~Ilja
        * The group organiser needs to get the invite link from the groups settings page
An [[2008:archive]] of this page has some extra details of mostly historical significance.